Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-16
Associated Press.
The Organization as Effected

Ex-speaker Daniel }. Ryan, president OF
!the Ohio Republican League and Gen Goff
Iof West Virginia were nominated for tenn
|porary chairman the vote taken by the clubs
Iwas, Ryan, l59, Goff, l5i, When the vote
|of the James G. Blaine club of 9th assembly
tlistrict, New York, was called the mention
Iof the name educed vigorous and repeated
cheers.
One vice president was elected from each
State. The New Englanders are Rhode
Island, ID. Russell Brown; Connecticut, &.
Nv. West; Mass, Geo. B. Loring; New
Hampshire, Frederick Smyth Maine, A. A.
|>trout; Vermont Hon. W. c. Smith.
The New Englanders on the committee of
rules and order of business are Connecticut
Linde Harrison; Mass, X. ). Frost; New
Hampshire, Hon. W. +. Chandler; Maine
Hon Clarence Hale; Rhode Island W. &.
|Roelke; Vermont, w. c. Dunton.
On the committee on resolutions: Connec-
|ticut, n. ID. Sperry; Massachusetts, Hon.
Asa French; Maine, J. II. Manley; New
Hampshire, .. c. Moore; Rhode Island,
1Alonzo Williams; Vermont, Geo. W. Hook
er.
Committee on plans for the permanent or
lganizaton of clubs: Connecticut, A. G..
EGuessman; Massachusetts, c. J. Nohes
Maine, f. IL. Clergue; New Hampshire
Charles Holman; Vermont, c. c. Noble.
Committee on credentials Connecticut,
IL. c. Frisbee; Massachusetts, Jno. W
Chandler; Maine, j. II. kimball; New Hamp-
|shire, NJ. J. Pratt; Rhode Island J. l.. Gotf
Vermont. NJ, Marvin.
On permanent organization Connecticut
| II. c. Guessman; Massachusetts, J. II
Gould Maine, 5. w. Carr; New Hampshire
! |Jacob Gallinger; Rhode Island, J. +. Hen
bricks; Vermont, Z. X. Kendall,
Meeting in Cooper Union Hall.
Considerable business was transacted at the
afternoon meeting of the republican clubs
Cooper Union Hall was two-thirds full to-
hight on the occasion of the Republican Clul
mass meeting. President Foster of the New
ork Club, called the meeting to order anC
introduced Howard 2. Bartlett as chairman
John X. Lynch, colored, ex-Congressman O1
Mississippi was the first speaker. He was
received with tremendous applause and de
voted his remarks to the suppression of re-
: publican votes in the South. He said tina
mississippi, South Carolina and Louisiana
were all republican on fair vote Election
frauds exist because the general sentiment OF
1 the country tolerates them. They will con
|tinue until the Northern people get their eyes
open. The remedy was to reduce the repre-
|sentation of the States.
Chas. J. Moves of Boston was next intro
iuced, He said that although he was from a
state of immaculate mugwumps, he would dc
all he could to to remedy the last republican
defeat.
He considered the tariff of a small impor.
|tance-compared to the question of human
rights and the question of the South He
|said We are not here to designate our can
lidate, but events have designated who oul
next candidate will be Cheers for Blaine.
A letter from John $. Wise of Virginia
was read 1t did not speak hopefully of tn.
Virginia republican vote, and thought the
|ony clubs of any use there are hickory clubs
Hon. John Daziell of Pennsylvania mex
spoke and dwelt principally on the tariff. H,
attributed the surplus and many other ills t,
internal revenue.
The chairman announced that tomorrow
lthere will be a meeting in Chickering hail. a
which Col. Atkinson of Michigan, Gen. Got
6of West Virginia, and Mr.. Cypher of Louis
iana will speak.